Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OFi.lNTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
UNDERHILL.

with fresh paint and paper. The dam
age done by the recent heavy rain in the
mountain region and along the banks of
the several streams was quite heavy.
Roads and bridges were washed away,
trees were uprooted and logs and flood
wood filled the water Land under culti-
Tation suffered considerably and the
loss in the aggregate to the farmers
will figure into the thousands. Mr..
Frank Wentworth foreman at Shepard e.
Morse Lumber company's mills is improv-
ing in health. He is stopping at the flats
for time, hoping to hasten recovery from
his severe illness by change from the
moist atmosphere of the mountains.
Fred f. Batchelder and bride of Franklin
Falls, n. H., are visiting at Mr.. j. g.
Batchelder's.
JERICHO CENTRE.
The hardest rain storm for over 30 years
visited this town Friday afternoon. 1t
began to rain little before noon and con
tinued to pour till about O'Clock. 1t was
but short time after the rain began be-
fore the little brooks were swelled to
rivers. The damage done to bridges,
roads, crops, etc, was great. The bridge
at Nashville is gone and the one near
Woods shop, also his shop and tools are
damaged over $1,000. The two bridges
near the cheese factory are also gone.
Will Lewis's shop is washed off the un-
derpinning. There are several large
washouts on the highways about here.
The damage in this part of the town must
be $4,000 or $4,000. There were no bridges
carried off on lice river" but great
deal of damage was done along its course
by the high water.
ST. GEORGE.
One of the meanest and most cowardly
acts ever perpetrated took place on
Thursday night the I'd inst, when some
miserable and most unprincipled person
entered the socalled Weed barn on the
premises occupied by H. b. Carr and cut
from the dash and top Of a fine carriage
belonging to William Clifford in such a
manner as to entirely ruin them also
wrenched off the whitfletree and stripped
the seat of the upholstering. Not seeming
to be satisfied with spelling the carriage
the barn at Mr.. Clifford's house was en-
tered and single driving harness and
other articles were carried away. No
sooner was the act found out than the
supposed guilty one was spotted and Off
Ger Roberts of Shelburn put upon the
track There is no doubt but the rogue
will be caught and it is hoped get his just
deserts.
The estlmable wife of Alpha Davis of
Waterbury died Monday morning. Pre-
vious to her marriage four years ago last
November she had taught school some 81
terms, and two years in the Montpelier
Union school. Mrs. Davis was adaughter
of M. l.. Sumner of Montpelier The 18th
of April her little Ralph, aged two years
and three months died with scarlet fever
and May 24th the five days old infant died
suddenly. This itself was great shock
and she sank rapidly; she was conscious
until the last. taking an atfectionate leave
of her husband and friends. During the
night she requested a much loved
friend to sing favorte hymn
and pray with her. She regarded
death as nothing but transition. The
funeral was held at 4 p. IN. and was
very largely attended. Rev. q. f.. Smith
John: "In my Fathers house are man
mansions, go to prepare place for you.
The singing of the favorite hymns of the
deceased was impressive, by Mrs. W. p
bury graded school, and Messrs Taylor ant
Lyon. Hon. W. p. Dillingham; had charge
The floral offerings were numerous anC
equiste-notceable was a large cross o
dark pansles and pure white wreath tha
lay upon the casket, the former was the
Union-Of which Mrs. Davis was popu
lar member-the latter from Mrs. William
Z. Dillingham;, star made of lilies of thu
valley from Mrs. Luther Davis. Tn,
funeral cortege was met at the grav'
by the young ladies of her Sunday y-schoo
class, who passed round the open grav,
and dropped in bouquets of flowers. Sci
dom does the angel with dark plume
take purer, gentler spirit from earth
all the Christian graces and virtues wer
blended in her so harmoniouSly, and he
conversation and life sent forth swee
and elevating influence that will never b
lost.
HINEsBURGH.
Grass and clover on new stocked land i
knee deep. Potato bugs have com
early and in great numbers. :. .Strawbe
ries, jvdged by the blossoms promise al
unusual crop. Mrs NJ. j. Kinsley an,
her daughter Mrs. Cole, are visiting owe
the lake. Mr.. Eugene VieIie and Mrs
Henry Btnedlct have been visiting thei
mother, Mrs. Vielie who is very low a
l.. Andrews. ... Mrs. b. +. Shinville, b.
the death Of sister, has come into mic
property at Amsterdam, n. Y, and wit
her family, will soon move to that plac
::.: DR.. c. j. Russell has taken Jone
Fuller's motherless baby to care for for
year or more. Tim Degree, while build
ing fence drove wire nail into his leg t
the bone, and lOckjaw was feared, but h
is coming out all right Mr. f. Russo
mas been repairing his residence. MI
James L.. Palmer, manager of the poe
farm, IS looking to buy a place. We sha
be glad to welcome HIM back to town.
Mr.. John Z. Pierce and his wife have l(
Gated at Elmwood, Neb., where he ha
bought a hardware store, and is also rur
ming harness shop. The Valley chees
IL to 1l12 cents. Mr.. ID. j. Watson
running the Union factory and makes fiv
cheeses day Mr.. Charles Nash has r.
covered from the injuries received in h
mill. He has sawed about 200, 900 feet
lumber this spring and is now sawin
lath and shingle
RICHMOND.
The thunder storm last Friday has NJ
been equaled for quarter of centur
Every bridge from Bolton line to IL
river by Barbor Balche's is cleaned on
and every bridge from West Bolton c
Mill brook to the river by the Leaf BishC
farm in Jericho Is swept away, some s
10 in number large amount OF damal
William Freeman had several acres
corn entirely destroyed. At the mouth
Mill brook no one thought of high wat
until it came laundering along with fioC
wood and bridges, sweeping everythiI
before it,. Next Sunday is Children
day at the Congregational church.